Overall 67 per cent of pupils achieved five A* to C grades including English and Maths and they also bucked the national trend of a decline in English results, with 75 per cent of students hitting a C or above in English Language, up front 66 per cent last year.

Pupils also achieved 10 per cent above the “national progress” in both English and maths which maps their expected grades based on previous results.

Outstanding results were achieved by Edmund Adonis who notched up 13A*s including Mandarin and Nima Ackbari and Effie Crompton who also bagged 12 grades at an A or A* each.